The Village Voice, June 18th, 2002
FOOTNOTES The nine members of Noche Flamenco (New Victory Theater, through June 16) and artistic director Martin Santangelo strip flamenco to its essence, bringing a bare stage to life with the strumming of a guitar, the rasp of a shoe, the sudden burst of an Ole! When Soledad Barrio dances a solea, her mere presence rouses the audience. The concentrated pain and loneliness evident in her face reveals a vulnerable soul. Yet she does not succumb to the stirrings inside or to the lamenting cries of Antonio Vizarraga, who sings about a sadness that pervades "noche y dia." Her entire body embrace...
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